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AUTOLEX: AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE LEGAL FORUM SEPTEMBER 10, 2019 WESTIN BOOK CADILLAC HOTEL DETROIT REGISTRATIONS [email protected] +44 (0) 207 779 8938 PROGRAM [email protected] +1 212 224 3542 SPONSORSHIP [email protected] +44 (0) 207 779 8836 BENCHMARK LITIGATION EVENTS.MANAGINGIP.COM/AUTOLEX | #AUTOLEX SPONSORS ASSOCIATION PARTNERS

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AUTOLEX:AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE

LEGAL FORUM SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

WESTIN BOOK CADILLAC HOTEL DETROIT

[email protected]

+44 (0) 207 779 8938

[email protected]

+1 212 224 3542

[email protected]

+44 (0) 207 779 8836

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Benchmark Litigation and Managing IP will host their 3rd annual Autolex: Autonomous Vehicle Legal Forum on September 10, 2019 in Detroit at the Westin Book Cadillac Hotel, Detroit. This one-day forum will focus on the disruptive changes occurring in the automobile industry as autonomous vehicles become a reality. Attendees will hear from some of the top in-house and law firm automobile lawyers discussing litigation, IP, insurance, and transactional issues.

Get solutions to the top challenges facing the AV legal industry:

• Regulations (or lack thereof)

• Allocation of Risk/Safety/Insurance

• Developing industrywide performance standards

• Uncertainties around autonomous business models

• Entry of non-traditional competitors

• Defending against the enforcement of SEPs, particularly relating to communication standards

OVERVIEW

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

General counsel In-house counsel

Litigation counsel

IP counsel Private practice lawyers

VENUEWestin Book Cadillac

Hotel1114 Washington Blvd,

Detroit, MI 48226

US

Acument; Adient; AGC Automotive; Ansys; Applied Safety and Ergonomics; Aptiv; Association Members Insurance; BASF; Bosch; Bridgestone; Brose; Comau; Daimler; Drive System Design; DURA; FCA; Ficosa; General Motors; HarBman; Honda; IAC Group; LKQ; Magna International; Magneti Marelli; Magnum Manufacturing; Mahle; Microsoft; Navigant Research; Nexteer; Rivian; Schaeffler; Thyssenkrupp; TI Automotive; Uber; Vibracoustic; Visteon; Zipcar

ORGANIZATIONS WHICH SENT

ATTENDEES TO THE AUTOLEX: AUTONOMOUS

VEHICLE FORUM 2018INCLUDED:

The informal dispersion of presenters among the spectators for networking purposes

Good variety of topics and speakers

Helpful timely subjects - met a number of in-house people working in this space

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New this year: A limited number of 20 minute one-on-one sessions with Damian Porcari, regional director of the Elijah J. McCoy Midwest Regional USPTO, are available to registrants. Explore how the USPTO can assist your company with data on competitive information and tools regarding what AV patents and trademarks have been registered and what is patentable. To RSVP, email Beth Ranney.

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SEPTEMBER 10, WESTIN BOOK CADILLAC HOTEL DETROITAUTOLEX: AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE LEGAL FORUM

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PROGRAM

8.30 AM REGISTRATION AND NETWORKING BREAKFAST

9.00 AM CHAIR’S OPENING REMARKS

9.05 AM What to do about the lack of regulation of AVs at the US level and conflicting global and state laws

• Update on the status of Federal regulations • Coping with multiple and dissimilar state laws and executive

orders • The need for new federal safety standards

SPEAKERS

Jeffrey Stefan, attorney, Varnum, (former Counsel Autonomous Vehicles and Emerging Technologies/Public Policy at GM) Steve Gehring, VP, Vehicle Safety & Connected Automation, Global Automakers Catherine McCullough, executive director, Intelligent Car Coalition

10.00 AM What is happening to IP for AVs • The emergence of new IP players and the collaboration required • IP considerations with startups and universities • Patent strategies for AVs, V2x, and car sharing • Will design rights play a bigger role?

SPEAKERS

Jim Stevens, shareholder, Reising Ethington (moderator) Mark Duell, principal counsel, Honda Patents & Technologies North America Eric Rogers, Intellectual Property Counsel, AGC Automotive Bryce Pilz, director of licensing, University of Michigan John McNelis, partner, Fenwick & West

11.10 AM AV data collection, cybersecurity and privacy issues • The universe of AV data • Capturing meaningful “consent” • Dealing with data disclosure requests • Managing cybersecurity and liability risks

SPEAKERS

Edona Vila, lawyer, Borden Ladner Gervais (moderator) Ryan Bowers, counsel, global security and privacy, General Motors Maggie Lassack, privacy & cyber security counsel, Polaris Industries Michael Williams, member, Bush Seyferth

12.00 Informal table discussions

12.15 PM Keynote Judge Panel: Alternative Dispute Resolution of AV Legal Disputes

A panel of judges discuss best practices for successful, out-of-court resolution of AV disputes.

Russell E. Levine, partner, Kirkland & Ellis (moderator) Judge Mary Beth Kelly (ret), Justice, Michigan Supreme Court Judge Gerald Rosen (ret), Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan Judge Klaus Bacher, deputy presiding judge of the senate for patent cases, German Federal Court of Justices

1.05 PM NETWORKING LUNCH

1.55 PM Responsibility for insurance and the different types needed

• Where are we today – the current state of AV insurance • Who needs insurance – car owner only? • Product liability and third party liability • Attributing fault - who determines cause of a collision • Sharing data with manufacturers, vehicle owners and insurers? • Educating all parties in order to advocate state and federal

authorities

SPEAKERS

Alex Ross, counsel, Gowling WLG (moderator) Lise Bromfield, associate general counsel, AIG Theodore Newman, autonomous vehicle working group, Starr

Indemnity and Liability Company

2.45 Informal table discussions

3.00 PM What role does open source play in advancing autonomous vehicle technology?

• Kinds of IP being opened up – source code and patents • Who is driving open source, who is jumping on board • How automotive and mobility companies use open source • Why are these companies turning to open source • How might open source impact the different types of market

models and monetization models for AV and mobility companies

SPEAKERS

James Cleland, shareholder, Brinks Gilson & Lione (moderator) Rakesh Michael, senior counsel, IP, Uber Dalpreet Saluja, associate general counsel & chief IP counsel, Visteon Corporation Van Lindberg, member Dykema

3.50 PM NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK

4.10 PM Adapting to the changing patent scene • Determining what is patentable • SEP vs FRAND • Patent pools • What about open source, 5G, and AI systems that can’t be

protected?

SPEAKERS

Ross Hicks, director electronics practice group, Sterne Kessler (moderator) Michael Carter, principal associate IP, Gowling WLG Richard Leach, IP Counsel, Bosch

5.00 PM In-house legal department: driving efficiencies and maximizing resources

• Better integration of product and legal for innovation and collaboration

• Providing a business advisor for IP issues during development • Improving productivity with efficient legal department operations

SPEAKERS

Raj Choudhary, CASE Consultant (connected, autonomous, shared, electric) (moderator) Gigette Bejin, lead counsel, active safety division, ZF Group William Mansfield, director of IP, ABRO Industries Andy Smith, General Counsel, North & South America, Valeo Group Daniel Warsh, legal Counsel, Bosch USA

5.50 PM COCKTAIL RECEPTION

7.00 PM FORUM ADJOURNS

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